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Like it or not, readers judge you based on your writing. “Writing is the primary basis upon which your work, your learning, and your intellect will be judged—in college, in the workplace, and in the community.” This statement tops Marquette University’s list of reasons of the importance of written communication . Especially in this information age, co-workers, prospective investors,...
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Most of us are very adept at problem-solving--we solve problems every day, from small problems such as figuring out the best route to take to work to larger issues, such as dealing with difficult people. In fact, most of us are so good at solving problems that we may not even realize when we're actively involved in that problem-solving mode! If we are so good at solving problems, why are there so many of us...
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Too many writers (and non-writers) we've worked with over the years fail to use appropriate or effective topic sentences. As you may recall from seventh grade grammar, a topic sentence tells readers what to expect from a paragraph. While the topic sentence doesn't have to be the first sentence in a paragraph, many readers expect it to be and take that first sentence as their "cue" in terms of what the...
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popupWhy Effective Writing Makes a Difference in the WorkplaceDoes your team struggle to write clear, concise documents? We can help! Talk to one of our experts! Regardless of the size of the organization your work for, you need to be able to write technical and scientific documents successfully. Poorly structured material, or material that wanders off topic, can give the impression that the writer is poorly qualified...
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Effective technical, business, and scientific writing all depend on the writer having excellent critical thinking skills. While the definition of critical thinking skills differs depending on who's doing the defining, a panel of experts defined them as "process of purposeful self-regulatory judgment that drives problem-solving and decision-making" ( Facione and American Philosophical Association,...
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